bug#6023: An enhancement request for the Cp command.

2010-04-24 Thread Drake Wyrm
Bob Proulx wrote: > Salvador wrote: > > Salvador wrote: > >> I want to request a feature for the Cp command that consist in > >> renaming a file from the source when a file in the destination > >> directory with the same name already exists. I am thought It could > >> be something like: from file

bug#5926: feature request: mv -p to create missing target dir

2010-04-24 Thread Bob Proulx
Alan Curry wrote: > Bob Proulx writes: > > As a side comment I don't see the point of: > > > > > $(which mv) "$@" > > I can guess the point: > > bash$ alias mv='mv -i' > bash$ touch a b > bash$ mv a b > mv: overwrite `b'? ^C > bash$ $(which mv) a b Good observation. Yes, but... Using alia

bug#5926: feature request: mv -p to create missing target dir

2010-04-24 Thread Alan Curry
Bob Proulx writes: > > As a side comment I don't see the point of: > > > $(which mv) "$@" > I can guess the point: bash$ alias mv='mv -i' bash$ touch a b bash$ mv a b mv: overwrite `b'? ^C bash$ $(which mv) a b bash$ ls -l a b ls: cannot access a: No such file or directory -rw--- 1 pac

bug#5970: regex won't do lazy matching

2010-04-24 Thread Bob Proulx
tags 5970 + feedback thanks a g wrote: > This may be a usage problem, but it does not exist with other regex packages > (such as slre) and I can't find anything in the documentation to indicate > that the syntax should be different for coreutils. I am using coreutils 8.4 > on ubuntu AMD64, version

bug#5987: ready for 8.5?

2010-04-24 Thread Bob Proulx
Jim Meyering wrote: > With today's sort fix, in spite of it being for the > obsolete option format, I'm inclined to release coreutils-8.5. > > Do any of you know of pending problems you'd like to see fixed in 8.5? With the release having been announced I am closing this issue. http://lists.gnu

bug#5926: feature request: mv -p to create missing target dir

2010-04-24 Thread Bob Proulx
Rodolfo Borges wrote: > Bob Proulx wrote: > > Rodolfo Borges wrote: > >> $ :( > >> bash: syntax error near unexpected token `newline' > >> ... > >> $ :) > >> bash: syntax error near unexpected token `)' > > > > Using this format to tell us what you are thinking is very confusing! > > It seems you

bug#5979: installation bugs

2010-04-24 Thread Bob Proulx
Bob Proulx wrote: > What is ns2? Since nothing has been heard in response I assume that your problem has been resolved satisfactorily by the previous response. Therefore I am closing this bug. It will remain in the archive and will remain available for further comment. Bob > You have reached

bug#6023: An enhancement request for the Cp command.

2010-04-24 Thread Bob Proulx
forcemerge 6022 6023 severity 6023 wishlist tags 6023 + moreinfo retitle 6023 cp: Make --backup the default thanks Salvador wrote: > Salvador wrote: >> I want to request a feature for the Cp command that consist in >> renaming a file from the source when a file in the destination >> directory

bug#6023: An enhancement request for the Cp command.

2010-04-24 Thread Salvador
On 04/24/2010 05:51 AM, Salvador wrote: Hello. I want to request a feature for the Cp command that consist in renaming a file from the source when a file in the destination directory with the same name already exists. I am thought It could be something like: from file.jpg to file-1.jpg. This

bug#6022: An enhancement request for the Cp command.

2010-04-24 Thread Salvador
Hello. I want to request a feature for the Cp command that consist in renaming a file from the source when a file in the destination directory with the same name already exists. I am thought It could be something like: from file.jpg to file-1.jpg. This behavior already exists in Web browsers a